LANCASTER - Hempfield's girls' volleyball team picked up some major momentum on Tuesday night.
The reigning section, league and District 3 AAA champs made the trip to Downingtown to take on the state's top-ranked AAA team, Bishop Shanahan.
After dropping the first game 25-20, Hempfield stormed from behind to win the next three sets - and the match.
The Black Knights took the final three sets 25-22, 25-18 and 25-18.
Hempfield came into the non-league clash ranked No. 3 in AAA in the latest Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association state rankings, behing top-ranked Bishop Shanahan and No. 2 Parkland.
Parkland topped Hempfield in last year's PIAA AAA state championship match.
Against Bishop Shanahan, senior Morgan Lowe and junior Anna Wenger had 14 kills apiece, senior Brittany McMullen had five blocks, senior Emily Zellers had 18 digs, junior Kayla Gromen had four service aces and senior Maggie O'Hearn had 45 assists to pace the Knights.
The L-L League playoffs begin Friday with quarterfinal-round games at the site of the higher seed. Play resumes Monday with the semifinals, followed up with the league title match on Tuesday.
Stay tuned for those brackets.
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